Hi Texas Teachers! It's Ari from The Science Penguin.
I want to share a strategy for content vocabulary. Someone asked me this summer if there was any better way to help students with vocabulary other than writing a definition and drawing a picture. This occurred to me the other day while I was listening to a presentation. I've seen word drawings for math, but not for science, so I decided to try it out.
It takes creativity and a true understanding of the word in order to create a word drawing. Students use a variety of skills in creating a word drawing. I made some examples in the image below.
Word drawings are something new I am trying this school year. I will definitely model the technique and have students work whole class and in small groups before making it individual. I think GT kiddos will enjoy this. It seems like a great idea for interactive notebooks, science stations, and pairs work.
My students keep a vocab folder of the MOST important terms for 5th grade science and word drawings are a great option to incorporate.
